Regulations

To carry out this part and to secure the safety of individuals and property on board vessels subject to inspection, including covered small passenger vessels (as defined in subsection (n)(5)), the Secretary shall prescribe necessary regulations to ensure the proper execution of, and to carry out, this part in the most effective manner for— Except with respect to use on a public vessel, the Secretary may treat an approval of equipment or materials by a foreign government as approval by the Secretary for purposes of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that— for lifesaving equipment, the foreign government— In prescribing regulations for sailing school vessels, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the private sector having experience in the operation of vessels likely to be certificated as sailing school vessels. The regulations shall— The Secretary shall require that a freight vessel inspected under this chapter be outfitted with distress signaling and location technology for the higher of— Subject to subparagraph (B), the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to covered small passenger vessels, regulations for— marine firefighting training programs to improve crewmember training and proficiency, including emergency egress training for each member of the crew, to occur for all members on the crew— in all areas on board the vessel where passengers and crew have access, including dining areas, sleeping quarters, and lounges— all general areas accessible to passengers to have no less than 2 independent avenues of escape that are— In this subsection, the term “covered small passenger vessel”— except as provided in subparagraph (B), means a small passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101) that—